On Tuesday 29th November, 2011, over 70 Ladies attended the Christmas Meal and Trophy/Prize presentation evening. This is always a highlight of the year and this year was no different.Our Lady Captain Maria Wootton, on her last major commitment as Lady Captain before the AGM , presented all the Trophies that had been won during the year.

At the start of our meal Pauline Swindells said 'Grace' and got us off to a good start. The waiting on staff were, as normal, excellent, and our thanks go to them and all the Kitchen and Bar Sstaff.On the menu this night was the Traditional Turkey Roast or Salmon Encroute.

At the end of the meal the Lady Captain raised her glass in a Toast the Queen and then later a further Toast to Leek Golf Club. We all enjoyed having the chance to refill our glasses to make sure we made the most of this Toast. After that it was the turn of our Past Captain, Jan moss, who had been asked to propose the Toast to out Lady Captain. Jan is always most happy with the microphone in her hand and this night was no different. Jan's toast was a very affectionate and warm tribute to our Lady Captain and appreciated by everyone.

Our major trophy winners were , The Hay Bowl won by Julie Postlethwaite, the Nicholson Trophy Margaret Bray and Rita Molloy.The Kath Dean Trophy by Marion Lilley, The Rushton Trophy by Jenny Cordon,The Bayley Trophy by Doreen Cooper. The Mary Freeman Seniors Trophy won by Dorothy Tew, The Bess Richardson Stableford Trophy by Paula Parkes,The Hilda Allen Past Captains Trophy by Nel Boulton and the Miller Trophy by Joy Briggs .The Hay Bowl Plate was won by Lynne Ball.

After the Presentation's the evening drew to a close and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves.

Deb Barnett

Tuesday 18th October 2011, and already we are playing the Lady Captain's Farewell Competition. The year seems to have flown by and the end of the season is here far too quickly. Our Lady Captain Maria Wootton chose an individual Stableford Competition for her farewell.The weather was not the best and the scores reflected how tough it was. However, the CSS increased top 74 which helped with Ladies Handicaps!

The winner of the Silver Division was Marion Lilley with commendable 34 points, second was Marilyn Boulton with 32 Points. The winner of the Bronze division was Janet Gilbert who scored 33 points and second was Anita Wainwright with 31 Points.

During the meal afterwards Christine Hunter-Jones from the Donna Louise Trust was presented with a cheque for £1360 which the Lady Captain has raised for the Charity during her year. The final total will be around £1700 for the year as Susan Watson, one of our Lady Members, organised a Bridge Day and raffle with the proceeds also going to the Trust. This raised £300, a fabulous effort and many thanks are extended to Susan for her work. The total is a brilliant amount raised by Maria for her year and the Lady Captain extends her many thanks to all the Ladies and Gentlemen who have helped her with her Charity work this year.

Full results of this competition are on How Did I do

Deb Barnett

On Thursday 13th October 2011, Leek Ladies scratch team played Trentham Ladies 'B' team in a play off for promotion from Division 3 of the Staff's County Ladies Scratch League Division 4. The match was played at Newcastle Golf Club. 

The Leek team players were Dorothie Cowburn, Marion Lilley, Jenny Cordon, Doreen Gibson and Julie Postlethwaite. Leek won 3=2 and will now play in Division 3 next season. The players who won their matches on the day were Dorothie Cowburn, Marion Lilley and Jenny Cordon. However, it is always a team effort and our congratulations and thanks go out to all the Ladies who played for the team this season. 

Deb Barnett

44 Ladies took to the Course on Tuesday 27th September 2011. The competition was a prize donated by Mrs Lynne Ball and Mrs P Parkes. The weather was stunning, a beautiful autumn day and the course was in great condition.There were a few memorable scores to go with the memorable weather ! The competition was an Individual Stableford.

The winner of the Silver Division was Wendy Geston who posted  a tremendous score of 44 points !! Very very well played to Wendy who got 2 birdies during her round and also had a reduction in  Handicap from 19 to 17.  Congratulations to Wendy. Jo Peacock was second in Silver Division with 39 Points, Jo scored 5 Birdies and also reduced her Handicap from 4 to 3. Great play by Jo.

In the Bronze Division the winner was Doreen Cooper who scored 35 points, this was on a count back form Sheila Woolley who also scored 35 points.

Other Ladies managed Birdies, Dorothie Cowburn scored 3 in her round. A number of ladies in the Bronze Division also got Birdies, they were Jackie Summerling, Tina Edwards, Glenys Millhouse and Sheila Hollins. Well played Ladies.

Full results are shown at How Did I Do.

Deb Barnett

25 Ladies braved the last blast of Hurricane Katia that had come across the world to play in the September Medal on Tuesday 13th Sept 2011. Although the Ladies faced difficult conditions on the day there were some decent scores posted.

The winner of the Silver Division was Jayne Baxter with a very good 73. Jayne also had the Lowest gross on the day. The winner of the Bronze Division was Jan Walker who scored a Nett 75. Anita Wainwright also did a Nett 75 but lost out to Jan on the Count-back.

Well played to all these Ladies and to all who took part in the Competition in trying Conditions

Full Results are availiable to view at How Did I do.

Deb Barnett

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Our Lady Captain Maria Wootton has been working hard all year to raise funds for her chosen Charity which is the Donna Louise Fund. This is a brilliant Charity which offers a range of Specialist Care and Support for Children with a shortened life expectancy and their families. They provide care and support from their purpose built home in Stoke on Trent.

On Monday 12th September 11, Maria and a team of players took to the Course to do a relay around the 18 holes. The sun was shining but the wind was quite fierce at times but the sky stayed mainly blue. The first out made good time down the first hole and indeed all the teams around the course kept the ball moving extremely well. Maria had the last putt on the 18th Hole to finish the Relay with her Husband Mike on hand to stop the clock.

The final putt was holed on 79 minutes and 58 seconds exactly! A great time and well played by all.

As well as Maria and Mike Wootton the others who helped out on the day were Tony Brindley (Club Captain), and his wife Gerry. Marilyn Boulton, Frances Lilley, Myra Williams, Gill Armstrong, Tina Edwards, Susan Watson, Anita Wainwright and Deb Barnett.

Our Lady Captain wishes to extend her many thanks to all those who took part on the day and also all those people who generously took part in guessing the correct time that the relay would take. Maria raised over £360 from this event and in total has raised over £1100 for her Charity this year which is a brilliant amount. Congratulation's Maria on a great fund raising event.

The winner was Mike Wootton who guessed the correct time !! However, Mike will be raffling off the Prize at a forthcoming Dinner with the money going to the Charity.

The Kath Dean Trophy is played over 36 holes on the same day and is for the Silver Division to compete in. The Bayley Trophy is played over 18 holes and is for the Bronze Division Ladies to compete in. Both competitions are Stroke Play

The Kath Dean Trophy 6 Competitors. The CSS for both rounds was 71. The winner with scores of Nett 67 and Nett 72 was Marion Lilley and a total of 139 . Great scores by Marion who also reduced her Handicap to 10. Great play and many congratulations. The other players and scores were

Jo Peaock 70 & 72 total 146

Nel Boulton 73 & 77 total 150

Paula Parkes 76 & 76 total 152

Julie Postlethwaite total 75 & 78

Jenny Cordon 79 & 79 Total 158.

Very well played to all the ladies who took part.

The Bayley Trophy was also played and was won by Dorren Cooper who posted a Nett score of 69. A brilliant score by Doreen who also reduced her Handicap to 25. The CSS for this competition was 74 which shows how good Doreens score was on a Course that the others players found difficult on the day. The next best score to Doreen's was a Nett 76 scored by Janet Gilbert.

Many congratulations to Dorren on her brilliant score.

All scores for both Competitions are shown at How Did I Do

Deb Barnett

47 Ladies played in the President's Day for Ladies on Sunday 4th September 11. Our President Mr Dennis Parkes did us proud with not just the Prize's he generously donated but also the refreshments that he and his lovely family provided for us in the Millennium Hut by the 11th Tee. Some of us would have been happy to stay there all afternoon !

There were 19 birdies in total scored by the ladies. Jo Peacock led the way with 4 in her round whilst Dorothie Cowburn and Deb Barnett each had 3 in their rounds.

The winner of the President's Prize was Jenni Flower who scored 42 Stableford Points and reduced her Handicao by 2 shots to 15.  A Brilliant round by Jennie and many congratulations to her on her great score and handicap reduction

1st Silver Division was Jo Peacock with 38 points on a countback from

2nd Silver Division Dorothie Cowburn

3rd Silver Division was Deb Barnett with 36 points. This was also on a count-back from Sue Spooner, Wendy Geston and Julie Postlethwaite.

The Bronze Division Prize's are

1st Bronze Division Margaret Bray with 38 points and who reduced her handicap to 25.

2nd Bronze Division Gill Damjanovic with 37 points on a count-back from

3rd Bronze Division Jan moss alos 37 points.

A great day was had by all and many thanks to our President and his family for their hard work on the day.

Full results are at How Did I Do

deb Barnett

ON Tuesday 30th August 11, twenty pairs of Ladies took to the Course for the Autumn 4BBB Competition. This was a stableford competition played off 3/4 Handicaps.Considering that it was off 3/4 handicaps there were some very good scores posted.

The winners were Chris Birch and Pauline Swindells who managed an excellent 42 points. Very well played  ladies.Second were Dorothie Cowburn and Wendy Geston who scored 40 points. Marion Lilley and Jo Peacock were third with 39 points.Fourth were Jenny Cordon and Paula Parkes and fifth were Dorothy Tew and Julie Postlethwaite.

Great play by all.

Deb Barnett

On Tuesday 23rd August,2011, 39 Ladies took part in the Committee Prize. This was an Individual Stableford Competition played in good weather.
There were some excellent scores posted on the day and the Competition Scratch Score reduced to 70, making it hard for many Handicaps to be reduced. However, 2 Ladies did manage a Handicap decrease in the Bronze Division
The winner of the Bronze Division was Janet Gilbert who scored 41 points and reduced her Handicap to 30. Joy Briggs also scored 41 points but was beaten on the Count-back. Joy's Handicap was reduced to 23. Excellent play by both Ladies and many congratulations to them both.

The Winner of the Silver Division was Dorothie Cowburn who scored 40 points. A great score by Dorothie,Sue Spooner, Jo Peacock and Nora Boulton all scored 37 points with Sue coming second on the Count-back. Very well played Ladies.

Full results are on the How Did I Do Website.

Deb Barnett

32 Ladies played in the November Medal on August 18th 2011. Fortunately, although it was the November Medal, the weather was actually good and in keeping with the August date of this competition !

The Competition Scratch Score was 71 with a few Ladies posting very good scores.

The winner of the Silver Division was Jo Peacock who scored a Gross 74, Nett 70. Jo had three birdies in her score, at holes5,6 and 18 and had the lowest Gross of the day. Very well played Jo. Paula Parkes scored a Nett 72, closely followed by Jenny Cordon and Julie Postlethwaite who both scored 73's.

The Bronze Division was won by Mags Brock who posted a Nett  67. A fabulous score by Mags who again reduced her Handicap by a shot to 27. Sheila Hollins also played extremely well and posted a Nett 68. Another great score and Shelia reduced her Handicap to 22.

Honorable mentions go to Gerry Brindley and Lisa Davies who scored Nett 71's and Pauline Swindells who got a Nett 72. Well done to all.

Full scores can be viewed at How Did I Do website

Deb Barnett

Around 38 Ladies made the journey to Davenport Golf Club on Thursday, 11th August 2011, for the Lady Captains Away Day event.
Davenport Golf Club is situated in woodlands on the outskirts of Poynton in Cheshire. A very lovely Course and very well maintained.

The Competition format was teams of three ladies with the two best scores to count on each hole, Stableford Scoring. An excellent format for a great day out.

The winners were Mags Brock, Susan Watson and Avril Dodd who scored 78 points. In second place were Joy Briggs, Lynne Ball and Paula Parkes who scored 76 points.

After a very good meal the Lady Captain made a presentation to the winners and entertained us with a  joke, but unfortunately, told us the punch line before the end of the joke, which actually made for a great deal of laughter for everyone. !!

I think it is fair to say that everyone enjoyed their day out, which was very well organised at a very lovely Golf Club. Many thanks to our Lady Captain, Maria Wootton ,for everything that she did prior to the day and on the day to make it a great day out.

Deb Barnett

46 Ladies played in the Mary Freeman Trophy for Senior's and Committee Prize on Tuesday 9Th August 2011.The competition format was Stableford, the weather was mainly dry with some wind at times.

The winner of the Seniors Trophy was Dorothy Tew who scored 38 points and reduced her Handicap to 24. Congratulations to Dorothy on her win. Two other ladies also scored 38 points but were beaten by Dorothy on the Count-Back, so well played also to Pauline Swindells and Chris Evans. Pauline's Handicap was also reduced ,and came down to 28.

Well played to all 3 Ladies.

10 Ladies managed to get Birdies with Sue Spooner getting 2 during her round.The Competition Scratch score was 71.

Full results are shown on How Did I do.

Deb Barnett

Tuesday 2nd August 2011, saw 29 Ladies compete for the August Medal. The day was very warm and dry with some fabulous scores being achieved. 

In the Silver Division Nel Boulton played some great golf to post a Nett 65. Nel had 2 Birdies on the front nine which she played very very well. Nel has only recently returned to Golf after a few months away due to injury and has returned to play 2 excellent competitions including this one.
Angie Broadhurst also posted a great score a Nett 67. Both Nel and Angie had their Handicaps reduced from 19 to 17. Excellent play ladies. Paula Parkes also had a Handicap Reduction after her 70 which means her new handicap is 13. Very well played Paula.

In the Bronze Division Jane Fallows also scored well by posting an excellent 67, this reduced Jane's Handicap from 31 to 29. Congratulations Jane.

Many congratulations to all these ladies, some excellent scoring and well done on reducing your handicaps.

Full results are published on How Did I do.

Deb Barnett

138 Ladies took part in the Ladies Open Competition held at Leek Golf Club on Wednesday 3rd August 2011. On the warmest day of the year so far some excellent scores were posted.
The Competition format was a Stableford  4BBB played off 3/4 Handicaps.

First with 42 points on Count-Back were Pat Watson & Angie Stubbs from Uttoxeter.

Second also 42 points were Alison Smith & Jayne Cooper from Whittington Heath

Third again with 42 points were Lisa Davies from Leek in partnership with Barbara Burgess of Newcastle.

Fourth with 40 points and also on Count-Back were Jenny Cordon of Leek together with Gill Snelson of Branston.

Fifth with 40 points were Jane Atkins from Mottran Hall and Victoria Howarth of Tytherington.

Sixth again with 40 points were Barbara McDowell and Louise Rogers both from Marple.

Congratulations to all the Prize winners and very many thanks to all the Ladies who competed, we hope that you all enjoyed your day . Many thanks also to all the Leek Ladies who turned up on the day to help with the organising of this Competition.

Deb Barnett

13 Teams of 3 Ladies took part in a Stableford Competition on Tuesday 26th July 2011.
The team event is held at this time of year due to the Course Maintenance that is done during this week. The Course has been in great condition all year and that is because of this type of work done during the year.

This competition was that 2 scores out of the 3 players were to count on each hole, and was scored in the Stableford Format.There were some excellent scores and the winning score was 84 points, score made by Dorothie Cowburn, Jayne Baxter and Lisa Davies. Well played to all these Ladies. Second with 83 points were Lady Captain Maria Wootton, Marilyn Boulton and Mags Brock.

Well played to all Ladies who took part.

Deb Barnett

On Tuesday 19th July,2011, 29 Ladies competed for the Centenary Cup.

Jenny Cordon scored a very impressive 67 off her Handicap of 12. Her Gross score of 79 was the lowest in the Competition. Jenny beat Pam Glaves on the Count-back. Wendy Thornhill again played well and scored a Nett 69 to further reduce her Handicap for a second time in the past few weeks.

Nine of the Competitors were also playing for the Past Captain's Trophy. It is always a special day for the Past Captains who all meet afterwards for a meal with a number of our Non Playing Past Captains. Helen Boulton played very well to come back after some time out with injury and posted a Nett 72. Very Commendable indeed. Deb Barnett also posted a Nett 72 but was beaten on the Count-Back. All the Past Captains, playing and non -playing had a very enjoyable day and a good evening meal together.

Full results are shown at hHow Did I Do website.

Deb Barnett

The Ladies Invitation Day was played on Tuesday 12th July 2011 with 52 Ladies taking part in a 4BBB Competition.
The weather was dry and the Course was in great condition. There were some excellent players in the Competition, including Julie Brown, once a member at Leek, a Past County Captain and the Current County Champion.

The Winners were Marion Lilley and Emily Coleman who scored a very impressive 44 points in this Stableford Competition.

Second were Jo Peacock and Sam Birks who managed 41 points, also with 41 points and in third place were Dorothie Cowburn and Julie Brown. Jo and Sam coming second on a count - back.

In fourth place with a very creditable 40 points were Wendy Geston and Maz Rycroft. They won a count - back from Chris Birch & Brenda Silverson, and Dorothy Tew & Kath Wilson.

Nearest the pin on the 4th hole for the visiting ladies was Marcia Curl and for the home players was Marion Lilley.

A number of Ladies managed a 2 on the Par 3's . A good day was had by all, congratulations to all the winners.

Deb Barnett

The Nancy Close Trophy was played on 5th July 2011. This is a Stableford Competition and always keenly contested.
This year 35 Ladies took to the course in what can only be described as 'Changeable Weather' however, for the most part we managed to dodge the rain showers and get around the course without having to don our waterproofs too many times.

The winner of the Trophy was Jo-Anne Peacock who scored 37 points off her Handicap of 4, another round of excellent golf from Jo, many congratulations to her on this fine win.

There were a cluster of Ladies who scored 36 points, they were Mags Brock, Joy Briggs, Janet Gilbert, Sheila Hollins, Jan Walker and Dorothie Cowburn. Well played to all these Ladies, Dorothie Cowburn scored 4 birdies in her round to leap up the Birdie Tree.
The competition Scratch Score on the day was 71.
The Course remains in great condition but is still proving to be a difficult course to score well on.

The full results are published to  the 'How Did I Do' website.

Deb Barnett

On Tuesday the 28th June 2011 the Ladies competed for the July Medal.
A total of 38 Ladies competed and some very good scores were posted on the day.The weather was dry and the wind was blowing yet again but on the whole it was a good day to be on the Course. The Course is looking great and the new bunkers are proving to be a big test to more than a few of the Ladies.
As is normally the case the 15th Hole played the hardest with only 4 of the Ladies making pars on the day.The easiest hole to play on this day was the 7th with 2 birdies and 14 Pars being posted.
The winner of the Silver Division with a fabulous 68 was Wendy Thornhill, who is in great form having won the Lady Captain's prize last week. Very well played to Wendy whose handicap was reduced by .9 but didn't actually drop a full shot. However, it can only be a matter of time before this happens.
The winner of the Bronze Division was Lisa Davies who posted a brilliant 67. This was the lowest Nett Score of the day.
Lisa is relatively new to golf this being her first full season of competing, many congratulations to Lisa on her great score and also on reducing her Handicap from 36 to 34.
Christine Birch and Joy Briggs also managed Handicap Reduction's on the day, very well played to them both.

Full results are available at How Did I Do.

On Thursday 23rd June 2011, the Ladies Scratch Team played another match in Division 4. This time against Trentham 'B' team at home. The match was halved 2 and a half each. Well played to all our Ladies who played and represented our Club so well.

Deb Barnett

Our Lady Captain, Maria Wootton, held her Captains Day on Tuesday 21st June 2011. The weather didn't look promising in the morning but by afternoon it was dry and although blustery the weather held out for the 56 Ladies who competed for Lady Captain's Prize.
The refreshments in the Millennium Hut were gratefully received half way through the round of golf. One or two Pimm's were downed and everyone enjoyed their stop at the 11th.

The winner of Lady Captain's Day and the main prize was Wendy Thornhill who scored 37 points in the Stableford Competition.
Many congratulations to Wendy and very well played.

The following Ladies won the divisional prize's

1st  Silver Division - Julie Postlethwaite with 36pts
2nd Silver Division - Jennie Flower also with 36pts.
3rd Silver Division - Marion Lilley again with 36pts.
All these Prize's were decided on a Count Back.

1st Bronze Division - Shirley Harvey  with 36pts.
2nd Bronze Division - Sheila Woolley - 35 points.
3rd Bronze Division - Joy Briggs also with 35pts but beaten on a Count Back.

Nearest the Pin on the 4th hole was Jenny Cordon, and nearest the line on the 17th hole was Jennie Flower whose ball actually stopped dead on the line !

Very many congratulations to all the winners and very many thanks to our Lady Captain Maria Wootton for giving us such a fabulous day.

Deb Barnett.

Full results can be viewed at HowDidIDo.

The County Centenary 4BBB was played on Tuesday 14th June 2011.
18 Pairs competed for qualification into the final to be played at Barlaston Golf Club in September. The weather was mostly fine and the course in great condition.
The winners with 38 points were Marion Lilley and Jo-Anne Peacock,congratulations to both of them. Runner up were Deb Barnett and Jennie Flower who managed 37 points and won on a count-back from Christine Evans & Jan Moss and Frances Lilley & Sue Allen. Well played to all who took part.

 On Thursday 10th June 2011 the Ladies Scratch team played their first match of the season at Handsworth Golf Club. The team are now playing in the 4th Division of the Staffordshire County League. 
Leek won the match 3-2. Four of the matches were halved and Jenny Cordon was the winner who swung the match Leek's way. A tight match played in lovely sunny conditions on a great course.

On Thursday 17th June 2011 the team played their second match at home against Branston Ladies 'B' team. Leek managed a resounding win by beating Branston 5-0. A great result by the team. Two wins out of two at the start of the season is brilliant play by the team. Many congratulations to all the Ladies who played for the team.

Deb Barnett

Tuesday 7th June and the June Medal competition was played by 39 Ladies. The weather was again a mixed bag of sunshine, showers and wind ! This seems to be the norm at the moment.

The Stand Out score was an excellent 68 by Pat Beeson in the Bronze Division. This was by far and away the best score of the day. Many congratulations to Pat who won the Bronze division and also had her Handicap reduced to 24.
Mags Brock also had an Handicap reduction to 28. What is interesting about this is that Mags actually had a Nil Return to her scorecard due to a 'Happening' on the 13th Hole. However, she carried on and returned her score and due to the ' Stableford adjustment' of the Handicap System these days, it enabled Mags to have the benefit of what was a really good scorecard and therefore the reduction in handicap. Very well played to Mags and to all our other  Ladies a good lesson to carry on playing even after a bad score at a hole.

The Silver Division was won by Jenny Cordon who scored a very respectable 71. Well done to Jenny. The lowest Gross score on the day was by Jo Peacock who scored a gross of 75 which included 4 Birdies. The Competition Scratch Score on the day was 71.

The full results are published on How Did i Do.

Would Ladies also please note that the draw has been made for the Hay Bowl Plate Matchplay Competition.

Deb Barnett

Captain's Day for Ladies is the First Major Trophy that the Ladies play for each season and on Sunday 29th May, 47 Ladies took part in this Competition. The day was Grey and windy again. This seems to be the weather each time we take to the Course at the moment ! Mr Captain did promise us some sunshine by the end of the afternoon but sadly, that prediction didn't come true!

However, in spite of the grey weather some excellent scores were posted

The Winner of The Captains Prize and overall winner was Janet Gilbert who scored a brilliant 41 points. Many congratulations to Janet on winning and also on lowering her Handicap by 2 shots to 31.

Jenny Cordon, Lady Vice Captain was 1st in the Silver Division with 39 Points and Jenny also lowered her Handicap to 12. Congratulations to Jenny on a great score and a Handicap reduction. Second in Silver was Dorothie Cowburn with 37points and who with a better back nine beat Julie Postlethwaite who finished Third.

First in the Bronze Division was Shirley Harvey who scored 37points, second was Linda Forrester who scored 36points who beat Joanna Williams with a better back nine.Gill Damjanovic narrowly missed out due to the count back.

Congratulations to all the Ladies in the prizes and commiserations to those Ladies who just missed out due to a count-back.

Two other prizes were given for nearest the pin on the 4th and 13th Holes. The winners of these were Marion Lilley and Wendy Thornhill respectively.
Five Ladies managed a 2 on a Par 3 and were very grateful for the bottle of wine they were given !

Very many thanks to the Captain, Tony Brindley, for the Prizes and the day,and to all those involved in the 'refreshments' in the Millennium Hut at the 11th hole.

Full Results are show at HowDidIDo website.

Deb Barnett

22 Pairs of Ladies took to the Course on May 23rd. The day was grey and windy but for the main part stayed dry.

The Spring 4BBB is also used as a qualifying competition for the National Competition run by Ping which Players can enter if they wish to do so. After a few weeks of difficult conditions and few good scores there were a number of very good scores posted in this competition.

The winners of the 4BBB and also of the Ping Qualification were Joanne Williams and Lynne Ball who scored an excellent 43 points between them . They also won   the Qualification into the Ping Competition. Very well played to both Ladies and the best of luck in the forthcoming Finals which are to be played at the Gainsborough Golf Club in Lincolnshire in September.

Second were Jo-anne Peacock and Marion Lilley who scored 42 points. Other good scores were made by Myra Williams and Marilyn Boulton who scored 39 points.

Dorothie Cowburn and Wendy Thornhill managed 37 points as did Jenny Cordon and Paula Parkes.

Deb Barnett

The February Medal was played on Tuesday 17th May,11 and 32 Ladies entered this Competition. The Course was in good condition, the weather was grey and a touch cool but the rain held off mostly !

The Silver Division was won by Paula Parkes with a Nett 74. Well done to Paula for continuing her recent good form on the Golf Course.

The Bronze Division was won by Gill Damjanovic also with a Nett 74. Gill's Handicap ws adjusted accordingly under the Stableford adjustment and her new playing Handicap is 35. Congratulations to Gill on her win and new handicap.

Yet again the Competition Scratch Score was 74 ! which made this competition for 'Reduction Only' This is the Third time already this season that the Competition has been deemed 'For reduction only ' Either the Ladies are not paying very well so far this year or the Course and Weather are making it very difficult for us ! Only time will tell....

Full List of results can be found at Howdidido.

Deb Barnett

Tuesday 10th May and 40 Ladies took to the Course to play in The Stableford Trophy. The Course was looking good and with the rain of the weekend, it was a little easier to stop the ball on the Greens. 6 Ladies managed to get a Birdie and one, Jo-Anne Peacock got 4 during her round !

The Winner of the Stableford Trophy was Paula Parkes who scored 40 points. A great Score by Paula whose Handicap was reduced to 14 . This followed on from a drop of 2 shots under the Annual Review of Handicaps in March and reductions over the past couple of years. Paula scored 7 Pars during her round but no Hole's in one this week !! Many Congratulations to Paula on her brilliant round of golf and also to her Continued Reduction in Handicap. Very well played indeed.

JO-Anne Peacock was second with 39 points and she also had a Handicap Reduction of one shot down to 3. Great play by Jo..

For Full results please refer to the HowDidIDo website.

Deb Barnett

39 players took part in the Ladies May Medal/Golf Foundation Competition on Tuesday 3rd May,2011. The weather was again bright and breezy with the Course playing hard and fast. 

The Competition Scratch Score was again 74 and the Competition was for Handicap Reductions only. Only one player, Gill Armstrong, managed to break par. Gill shot a Nett 67 which included a Birdie at the 3rd hole. Many congratulations to Gill for winning the Bronze Division Medal and the Golf Foundation Brooch. A great score on a day when the rest of the field lagged very much behind her !

The Silver Division was won by Dorothie Cowburn who scored a Nett 77 and beat Marilyn Boulton and Wendy Thornhill on the Count Back.

Full results are published on the HowDidIDO website.

Deb Barnett

The Ladies took to the Course on Tuesday 26th April for a Texas Scramble Competition. Played in teams of 3 with each team member taking Five of their Drives off the Tee this is always a fun competition but also Competitive.The Weather was good again but a little blustery.

Paula Parkes, who was in a Team with Lisa Davies and Lady Vice Captain Jenny Cordon, hit her tee shot at the 7th hole and promptly scored a 'Hole In One' It's fair to say that the Team chose to take Paula's Drive on that hole.! Many Congratulations to Paula on getting a hole in one. The drinks were certainly on her that night !

The Competition was won by the team of Dorothie Cowburn, Marion Lilley and Julie Postlethwaite who scored 65.6 which was also the score posted by the team of Paula Parkes, Lisa Davies and Jenny Cordon but the Competition was won on the back six Score.

Deb Barnett

The January medal was played on Tuesday 19th April 2011. The weather definitely wasn't like January with bright blue skies and hot sunshine through out the day. However, the Course was playing long and hard, with none of the 39 Players managing to score below Par ! The Competition Scratch Score was 74 and was deemed to be for 'Reductions Only'  a large sigh of relief could be heard around the Locker room !

The winner of the Silver Division was Paula Parkes with a 73. The Lowest Gross in Silver Division was by Jo-Anne Peacock with scored a gross 80, Nett 76.

The Winner of the Bronze division was Lynne Ball with a Score of 74. Tied on 74 but beaten on the Count-back were Joy Briggs and Joanne Williams. Joanne scored the lowest gross in bronze with a 96. She also lowered her Handicap to 21. Janet Gilbert also lowered her Handicap to 34. Congratulations to all.

Full Results are posted on How-Did-I-Do.

Deb Barnett